Fading Glory

Man is richly endowed by His Maker. He is so blessed that all other created things envy him and his position. He was created to be the ruler of all other created thing, to exercise enormous authority on earth and determine so much here. He was also blessed with so much ability to know and learn. He was endowed with the ability to develop ability and to learn how to learn. He was blessed with unimaginable potential and capacity. He was also blessed with the ability to improve and appreciate. He was given the ability to love and be loved, to appreciate and cherish beauty. You realise how beautiful the lady you recently saw was. No other creation has that ability. I think we owe our Creator so much gratitude. He is so benevolent.

For many years I have read the Bible. With each passing day I see how true its teachings are and how relevant they are to our daily life. The wise man, Solomon stated unequivocally, “Favour is deceitful, beauty is vain but a woman that fears the Lord, she shall be praised.” Why do people go after a so called beautiful lady? Why are men willing to die if only that will enable them have access to a beautiful lady they have seen? How come men do everything just to pursue and get a hold of what God said is vain? Doesn’t it baffle you how we can be so blind? Why do we pursue beauty?

I think we pursue beauty because we don’t realize how vain beauty is. For instance, a lady doesn’t need beauty to be faithful in a relationship. She doesn’t need beauty to be a good wife, she doesn’t need beauty to be a good cook, and she doesn’t need beauty to take care of the home. She doesn’t need beauty to be pregnant; she doesn’t need beauty to give birth, raise the children, serve God and do so many other things a lady is supposed to do. Sooner or later the man realises that there is more required in a lady than that she is beautiful.

You see, what is attractive may not be important. Beauty attracts. But if the only thing a lady has is beauty, then she is of all ladies the most miserable. There are things that are more important than beauty. The most important is character. Character is superior to beauty a thousand times over. Many men will toy with a beautiful lady but will want to settle for a serious relationship with a lady with good character. Character is the inherent complex attributes that determine a person’s moral and ethical actions and reactions. Character is cultivated and cultivatable. A lady who has taken time to work on herself and allowed God, people and environments to mould her into a responsible lady is worth more than all the beauty queens of this world who are without character.

A well-cultured lady is humble, God-fearing and trust-worthy. Can you trust a lady because she is beautiful? Can you hand over your business to a lady because she is beautiful? Can you ask a lady to oversee a multi-million dollar project because she is beautiful? I do believe your answer to these questions is emphatic NO. If so, then it’s time to pay attention to the things that matter.
Nothing is as fading as beauty. If you doubt me take a second look at your grandmother if you still have one. Many years ago she could make most men bend their necks to her direction but today... Let’s be real men and go for what is real. I married the most beautiful woman on earth and I thank God for it. But I don’t think I would’ve married her or be enjoying her today just because she is beautiful. She is a woman of great and superior quality than thoughts can imagine. I am eternally grateful to God for the privilege to be her husband.

For us not to go for vanity we must not be vain ourselves. This is because we can only attract who and what we are. We can only attract our kind. We must become men of integrity and allow principles to guide our lives. We must be God-fearing to attract God-fearing ladies. Take a second look at yourself. Are you the kind of man a quality woman will want to identify with? The answer to that question will make all the difference in your life.